Thursday, April 25, 2024 What a whirlwind week. My union held a strike vote today for our e ducational a ssistants. It was very successful. I can't believe how quickly things moved this past week. The Arturo Fuente started and finished well but was a little harsh for my taste mid-smoke. Overall I enjoyed it though, especially so after a particularly grueling day of school. Notes on the preceding week: On Monday night the bargaining team for the EA chapter of my union were in contract mediation with our district and a mediator. I also went to a strike vote training for how to run a strike vote at my school site. As co-steward of my site and leader of the contract team at my school, this would take a lot last minute organizing. Union members would not be allowed to vote during duty hours. We'd need to vote before or after the school day or during our duty free lunches so asking members to give up their lunch to staff the voting room would take some [huge understatement]...
